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Leviathan
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, a public-domain English classic presented in a clean, phone-friendly edition. Browse this historical classic free on Soma.
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01THE INTRODUCTION# LEVIATHAN→02CHAPTER I. OF SENSE## CHAPTER I.→03CHAPTER II. OF IMAGINATION## CHAPTER II.→04CHAPTER III. OF THE CONSEQUENCE OR TRAYNE OF IMAGINATIONS## CHAPTER III.→05CHAPTER IV. OF SPEECH## CHAPTER IV.→06CHAPTER V. OF REASON, AND SCIENCE.## CHAPTER V.→07CHAPTER VI. OF THE INTERIOUR BEGINNINGS OF VOLUNTARY MOTIONS COMMONLY CALLED THE PASSIONS. AND THE SPEECHES BY WHICH THEY ARE EXPRESSED.## CHAPTER VI.→08CHAPTER VII. OF THE ENDS OR RESOLUTIONS OF DISCOURSE## CHAPTER VII.→09CHAPTER VIII. OF THE VERTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL; AND THEIR CONTRARY DEFECTS## CHAPTER VIII.→10CHAPTER IX. OF THE SEVERALL SUBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE## CHAPTER IX.→11CHAPTER X. OF POWER, WORTH, DIGNITY, HONOUR AND WORTHINESS## CHAPTER X.→12CHAPTER XI. OF THE DIFFERENCE OF MANNERS## CHAPTER XI.→13CHAPTER XII. OF RELIGION## CHAPTER XII.→14CHAPTER XIII. OF THE NATURALL CONDITION OF MANKIND, AS CONCERNING THEIR FELICITY, AND MISERY## CHAPTER XIII.→15CHAPTER XIV. OF THE FIRST AND SECOND NATURALL LAWES, AND OF CONTRACTS## CHAPTER XIV.→16CHAPTER XV. OF OTHER LAWES OF NATURE## CHAPTER XV.→17CHAPTER XVI. OF PERSONS, AUTHORS, AND THINGS PERSONATED## CHAPTER XVI.→18CHAPTER XVII. OF THE CAUSES, GENERATION, AND DEFINITION OF A COMMON-WEALTH## CHAPTER XVII.→19CHAPTER XVIII. OF THE RIGHTS OF SOVERAIGNES BY INSTITUTION## CHAPTER XVIII.→20CHAPTER XIX. OF THE SEVERALL KINDS OF COMMON-WEALTH BY INSTITUTION, AND OF SUCCESSION TO THE SOVERAIGNE POWER## CHAPTER XIX.→21CHAPTER XX. OF DOMINION PATERNALL AND DESPOTICALL## CHAPTER XX.→22CHAPTER XXI. OF THE LIBERTY OF SUBJECTS## CHAPTER XXI.→23CHAPTER XXII. OF SYSTEMES SUBJECT, POLITICALL, AND PRIVATE## CHAPTER XXII.→24CHAPTER XXIII. OF THE PUBLIQUE MINISTERS OF SOVERAIGN POWER## CHAPTER XXIII.→25CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE NUTRITION, AND PROCREATION OF A COMMON-WEALTH## CHAPTER XXIV.→26CHAPTER XXV. OF COUNSELL## CHAPTER XXV.→27CHAPTER XXVI. OF CIVILL LAWES## CHAPTER XXVI.→28CHAPTER XXVII. OF CRIMES, EXCUSES, AND EXTENUATIONS## CHAPTER XXVII.→29CHAPTER XXVIII. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDS## CHAPTER XXVIII.→30CHAPTER XXIX. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A COMMON-WEALTH## CHAPTER XXIX.→31CHAPTER XXX. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVE## CHAPTER XXX.→32CHAPTER XXXI. OF THE KINGDOME OF GOD BY NATURE## CHAPTER XXXI.→33CHAPTER XXXII. OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN POLITIQUES## CHAPTER XXXII.→34CHAPTER XXXIII. OF THE NUMBER, ANTIQUITY, SCOPE, AUTHORITY, AND INTERPRETERS OF THE BOOKS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE## CHAPTER XXXIII.→35CHAPTER XXXIV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION OF SPIRIT, ANGEL, AND INSPIRATION IN THE BOOKS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE## CHAPTER XXXIV.→36CHAPTER XXXV. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF KINGDOME OF GOD, OF HOLY, SACRED, AND SACRAMENT## CHAPTER XXXV.→37CHAPTER XXXVI. OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF PROPHETS## CHAPTER XXXVI.→38CHAPTER XXXVII. OF MIRACLES, AND THEIR USE## CHAPTER XXXVII.→39CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF ETERNALL LIFE, HELL, SALVATION, THE WORLD TO COME, AND REDEMPTION## CHAPTER XXXVIII.→40CHAPTER XXXIX. OF THE SIGNIFICATION IN SCRIPTURE OF THE WORD CHURCH## CHAPTER XXXIX.→41CHAPTER XLI. OF THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR## CHAPTER XLI.→42CHAPTER XLII. OF POWER ECCLESIASTICALL## CHAPTER XLII.→43CHAPTER XLIII. OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN.## CHAPTER XLIII.→44CHAPTER XLIV. OF SPIRITUALL DARKNESSE FROM MISINTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE## CHAPTER XLIV.→45CHAPTER XLV. OF DAEMONOLOGY, AND OTHER RELIQUES OF THE RELIGION OF THE GENTILES## CHAPTER XLV.→46CHAPTER XLVI. OF DARKNESSE FROM VAIN PHILOSOPHY, AND FABULOUS TRADITIONS## CHAPTER XLVI.→47CHAPTER XLVII. OF THE BENEFIT THAT PROCEEDETH FROM SUCH DARKNESSE, AND TO WHOM IT ACCREWETH## CHAPTER XLVII.→48A REVIEW, AND CONCLUSION## A REVIEW, AND CONCLUSION→